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I J. A. VANCE. SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

Patented Aug. 16, 1892.

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JOSEPH A. VANCE, OF PLYMOUTH, OHIO.

SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,911, dated August16, 1892. Application filed January 15, 1892. Serial No. 418,144. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, JOSEPH A.VANOE, acitizen of the United States, and aresident of Plymouth, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Guards forVenereal Discharges; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements adapted to be attached to the penisfor the purpose of preventing the clothing of the user from being soiledin cases of venereal diseases. In some forms of such diseases there arevery offensive discharges from the penis, rendering it necessary for thecomfort and cleanliness of the party afflicted to provide some means forcollecting such oifensive matter, and thus preventing the clothing frombeing soiled and injured.

The object of my invention is to provide an economical and efficientdevice for the above purpose; and it consists in the novel constructionhereinafter fully described, and specifically set forth in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central sectional view of aprotecting device constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 isa view of the rubber band employed in connection therewith.

In the said drawings the device is represented as being composed ofthree partsviz., a semispherical cap 1, a tube 2, and a sphericalreceptacle 3. These parts are preferably made of hard rubber, the parts1 and 3 being connected together by means of the tube 2. The receptacle3 consists of two parts having screw-threads formed upon their edges, so

prevent them from adhering.

that they may be secured together and the outer part readily removed,when desired, by unscrewing the same for the purpose of cleaning or forallowing the wearer to urinate without removing the device from thepenis.

The device is attached to the penis by fitting the cap 1 over the headthereof under the foreskin, the latter then being drawn over the cap andheld in position by means of the rubber band shown in Fig. 2, which isadapted to surround the foreskin and by its elasticity bind the sameagainst the cap.

From the above it will be seen the device when in use will receive andretain in the receptacle 3 any involuntary discharge, thus preventinginjury to clothing. Said receptacle may also he provided or suppliedwith a suitable disinfectant, thus purifying and rendering innocuous thematter collected therein.

I may also fasten the device by means of one or more adhesive stripssecured to the penis, the loose ends being doubled back to This methodof fastening is useful when there is much soreness of the penis, thedevice being attached to the adhesive strips.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is The within-describedsafeguard for receivin g and retaining venerealdischarges,consisting ofthe semispherical cap,the spherical receptacle made in two partsconnected together by means of screw-threads at their edges, and thetube connecting said cap and receptacle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. VANCE.

Witnesses:

M. B. DRENNAN, C. H. MOLAUGHLIN.

